Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1887-08-25

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~ .B. G4LIAHER, Editor.
Cnarlesto,e,,, Jefferson County, West Va.
August eJ. 1857.
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Ireland wakes rich with the years. Her
capital keeps on Dublin.
Riddleberger VOWS he will defend his IN
dicted rescuers and pay old Newman back
at the same time.
Men who are made of money ought nat
urally. perhaps, be as hard as hint-or some
metallic substance
There are squalls and squalls. One kind,
for instance makes a boat eapsize- another
makes a baby's mouth one size larger.
Go to the ant, thou sluggarl-if she's
rich aunt. Otherwise you'll have to night II
out with that uncle of the spheric trio.
Any one who goes into partnership with
a blacksmith commits a forgery. Looks
that way in print, don't it? Weld, yes.
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Yesterday was the anniversary Of the Bat
tie of Bladensburg in lSl4-that stubborn
and sanguiuary struggle regarding which
the survivors are SO bashfully reticent.
Veterans of the Army of Northern Viz
ginia are asked to contribute to monu-
ment to Gen. \. 2. Hill who fell at Peters
burg. Remit to Capt. ThOs. Elicit, % \.
9th St., Richmond.
JAY Gould is a graud-daddy that is to
saw. Geo. Gould's actress wife, the pretty
Edith Kingdom of Brooklyn, has presented
him with a son. They say the wizard OF
Wall street is proud as Luciter.
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Michigan offers cruel little boys one cent
bounty for every sparrow scalp. New York
is even less mcrcitul, State law imposing
$500 fine and Imprisonment ON any one
feeding these sturdy yulgarians.'
"The Journalist, says Henry Wa;terson,
is always trying 60 tell the truth and tell
it before anyone else does This time
next year we guess the republican editors
won't be killing themselves trying "-eh
Henry
1t was at the dinner table on the fourth
day of the week. "Some'ow, he murmur-
ed as he helped himself to a bit-a big bit
OF the principal dish, to-day reminds me
of the beginning of Lent. It's ash We'd
nesday, you know
The history ofthe waltz shows that wo-
men have danced publicly with men for a
century and better At what period, how
ever, they commenced the pastime Of lead
ing Us dance is one of those mysteries
that battle research.
The Keucbec statesman Is now tackling
beer and pretzels along he Rhine jim
gees Teuton-lke girth will commend him
to the ample Kaisorites. Like Caesar they
haven't any use for fellows with a lean and
hungry look. Such men are dangerous.
The scriptural saying that one woman
shall take hold of seven men has been eN-
emplifcd up in shelton. Vermont, where
Mrs. McShccy is charged with having seven
husbands all living she didn't wait until
any Of 'cm had shuHed oil this mortal
coil"
Spain intimalcs to Uncle sam tina; she
intends having an the fan herself" taking
the initiation she calls tin celebrating
the Tooth anniversary Of Americas discoy-
cry. It's quite a thoughtful bit of courtesy
this giving US five years notice that we
are to stay out in the cold.
young man living near Raleigh, y. C., has
suddenly achieved distinction Toy EnaWlnE %
eats tail o1, close, for Sl.75.-ErciWgr.
lie is a naughty fellow, and evidently
has that love for money which is defined as
the root of all evil. We can't understand
why he didn't charge two dollars-paya-
bic in advance
In Mexico the false prophc, who recently
predicted thc destruction of that country by
am earthquake has been sent TO Jail. What
should be done with the men who, i'm this
country, predict the reelection ot Cleveland
-. Louis l0tc.
Nothing they are no, false prophets. Ask
us a hard question PROFOUND q difficult
problem for solution.
The bridegroom said LET her go. Gallagher.
and Boston clergyman married couple iu